Where Heritage Meets The Wild: Embracing the Impossible at the Defender Trophy APEC Regionals

The old-school overlanding formula for cars was simple enough: if it made you work, it must be authentic. Not with the new Defender Trophy though, as we discovered. There was a time when a proper off-roader had to feel faintly intimidating to earn your respect. It needed a touch of gruffness, a bit of heaviness in the controls, and the sort of mechanical stubbornness that reminded you adventure was never meant ...

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Land Rover Defender Trophy: Asia-Pacific challenge and expedition

Defender Trophy Asia-Pacific Finalists Named Ahead of Global Showdown in Africa

Two days in the mountains of southern Taiwan were all it took to separate the contenders from the finalists in the Defender Trophy Asia-Pacific Challenge. Following the regional qualification rounds held in Kaohsiung, Charles Murray of New Zealand and Ron Ng of Singapore have emerged as Asia-Pacific winners of the Defender Trophy. They will now represent the region at the Global Final in Africa later this year. The Defender Trophy is not ...

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